Chapter Seventy-Nine: Soldiers Descend on the City
"Retreat!" The half-guards asked to retreat after they had fired the first round of arrows, but fortunately the watcher listened to him, otherwise the consequences would have been really unimaginable.
After just one round of rockets, a rain of arrows from the castle of Sumamata was shooting towards them, and if they hadn't retreated in time, they would probably have explained that they were here, and even then many soldiers still fell to the ground. The texture of the bow and arrows of the Oda Army is really good.
"Hurry up and report to Master Guo Jia!" In Sumamata Castle, Teng Jilang grabbed Maeda Toshiya and hurriedly said.
"Rest assured, we've replaced many places with stone, and the flames won't burn this place down for now." Teng Jilang was afraid that the Li family was worried and said comfortingly.
And through the efforts of the Oda Army, the fire here has gradually been controlled, and although it has begun to spread, it is not enough to tear down and rebuild! Anyway, there are still a lot of materials left.
"Okay, I'll leave it to you! I'll go back as soon as I go. Maeda Toshiya thought about it and that Guo Jia should indeed be informed of what happened here, so he didn't say anything more and turned around and left.
Soon, Maeda Toshiya came to Inuyama Castle and met Guo Jia all the way unhindered.
"My lord, it's not good!" Just as he spoke, Guo Jia stretched out his hand to stop him. It was clear that Guo Jia already knew what was going on.
"You go back and tell them that after putting out the fire, they will rest quickly, and tomorrow we will go and take down Inabayama." The efficiency of the yin group is very high, at least much faster than that of Maeda Toshiya, who came on horseback.
"The leader of this sneak attack should be Takenaka Hanbei, and he shouldn't attack again. Rest assured. "Seriously, if the half-guards lead the attack, after burning the company camp, there must be a thunderous attack from all directions, and it is impossible to stop the offensive, so there is only one possibility, that is, the half-guards plan to defect.
"Go ahead, don't be in a daze, delay my sleep." Guo Jia yawned and turned to leave, leaving the Maeda family alone in the wind.
Seeing Guo Jia leave, Maeda Toshiya also re-mounted and returned to Momata to deliver the news. When he returned, the fire was gone, except for the smell of smoke in the air and the scorched earth remaining on the ground.
"Oh, it's Brother Li, what did Master Guo Jia say?" Tengjiro sat on the ground and said when he saw Toshiya Maeda walking towards him.
"My lord, let's rest." Maeda Toshiya shrugged his shoulders and repeated Guo Jia's words.
"What? Rest? Teng Jilang was also surprised, and it became clear when he thought about it.
"It looks like this time it's the handiwork of Hanbei-kun." Teng Jilang looked at the charred Sumamata Castle and smiled helplessly. Immediately, he explained some things to Maeda Toshiie.
"I see, but how about the damage to Sumamata Castle?" It's another thing to rest or not to rest now, what matters is what has become of Sumamata.
"The main entrance is basically out of play, it's almost made of wood, and the fire started here, but fortunately, there is a stone fill behind it, which has not been completely destroyed, and is now being rebuilt. After the fire on both sides was brought under control, it was pushed, and now it is just like that, just repaired. Tengjiro lifted his chin and motioned for Maeda Toshiya to look over there.
As Tengjiro said, the main gate of Sumimata Castle was almost destroyed, and now only a lone stone stands there, and the walls on both sides are also scorched, and many soldiers are now repairing them from the inside.
"Tomorrow, Lord Guo Jia will lead us to launch a general attack, so let's rest tonight. I'll let the wheals patrol in batches, don't worry! Maeda Toshiya comforted Tengjiro. He knew the thoughts of the person in front of him, Guo Jia personally gave the order, and tonight the Sumamata Castle was almost met Teng Jilang of course would be uneasy, otherwise he would not have let the soldiers of the Lei Regiment rush to repair the Sumamata Castle overnight.
As he spoke, many soldiers were already stretched on the ground and could not move, and the position of the moon told them that the night was about to pass, and if they didn't hurry up and sleep, they would lose the opportunity!
"Well, go to sleep. I told them to fix the front entrance before going to sleep. Tengjiro got up again and walked towards the main entrance of the Sumamata.
Anger spreads among the Oda army, which is a double-edged sword, if it is possible to control itself, this anger is a sword that can be inserted into the enemy, but if it is not controlled, this anger will overwhelm the soldiers' minds and do crazy things.
Step by step, the order was given, and some of the soldiers of the Wind Regiment rode out of the city to patrol outside, while the soldiers of the other regiments also took over from the Thunder Regiment to help build the city. Resting in batches and working in batches, the Oda army seemed extremely harmonious this night.
As the sun rises, Sumimata Castle returns to its former self, and if it weren't for the smoke and scorched earth on the ground, which have not yet completely dissipated, many people would have thought that nothing had happened here. As the sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the city, the last patrols of the wheals returned, still surrounded by a man.
"Looks like you didn't have a good night's rest." Guo Jia said lightly, he knew the situation here overnight after seeing the appearance of Momata City with his own eyes.
"Yes, the soldiers of the Thunder Regiment are really energetic, we are the first soldiers to rest, and they have just returned to their barracks when they get up in the early morning. That's what happened to Sumamata Castle. A soldier said, his tone full of jealousy. He knew that this time the army that could live on the west side of the ancient field was about to be replaced by the Thunder Regiment.
"I asked the Li family to tell you to have a good rest, but I didn't expect him to be so vigilant, it's good. Hey, we're going to attack Inabayama Castle in a while, and you still have no strength? Guo Jia smiled and asked the soldiers behind him.
"Yes!" In an instant, the soldiers patrolling the wind wheal roared out, instantly alarming the people in Sumamata Castle.
For a while, there was a loud clang, and some of the soldiers of the fire group instantly rushed out of Sumamata Castle, holding that new type of weapon in their hands, and looked at the people who came menacingly.
"Huh? Is it a wheal? What nerves are these people! ”
"Fool, what the fuck are you looking at! Take a good look at who that person is! ”
"Master Guo Jia? Master Guo Jia is here! The tense nerves of the fire ball relaxed suddenly, and the soldiers rushed into Sumamata Castle to deliver the news.
"Lord Guo Jia is here?" When several generals heard this, they immediately came out to greet Guo Jia.
"It's all noon and still sleeping?" Guo Jia laughed at everyone.
Upon hearing this, the soldiers lowered their heads, for fear that Guo Jia would be angry.
"The soldiers are too tired, especially the Lei Regiment, they ......" Shibata Katsuya quickly explained.
"Alright, I know you're tired. We'll talk about the siege in the afternoon. Guo Jia smiled, he had no intention of punishing this group of people at all.
"Nope! We're well rested! ”
"Yes, we haven't settled accounts with them yesterday when Mino attacked!"
Voices surged through the city, and Guo Jia instantly heard the anger in their voices.
"How old is a person, you can't even stand this little grievance? Okay, let's get ready now. Wait for the next troops to Inabayama Castle. "Guo Jia wants to use this anger of theirs to take down Inabayama Castle in one fell swoop.
"That's right, Tengjiro. You've done a great job! One day earlier than the stated time. Guo Jia walked up to Teng Jilang and patted him on the shoulder.
"The Lei Regiment will not send troops this time, you can just stay here, this time you are the great hero of Owari!" Guo Jia's words were to tell Teng Jilang that his thunder regiment could stay in the Guye Western Glory Military Camp.
"Lord Xie appreciates it, but our Thunder Regiment can fight again!" Tengjiro still wanted to continue fighting.
At this time, Guo Jia shook his head, "Look at the soldiers of the Lei Regiment, they are all tired. ”
Looking back, the soldiers of the Lei Regiment basically couldn't stand on their feet, and they were all sleepy-eyed, with two thick dark circles under their eyes. At this time, they urgently need to catch up on a good night's sleep.
"Don't talk about it, listen to me and let them rest!" After Guo Jia finished speaking, he left here and headed towards the position of several regiments in the Wind Volcanic Forest.
At this time, they had already been prepared, and the soldiers in armor told Guo Jia with their actions that they desperately wanted to fight with Mino now!
"Troops!" With Guo Jia's order, an army of 10,000 people marched towards Mino Inabayama Castle.
"Brother, how long do you think it will take for Lord Guo Jia to defeat Inabashan?" Bee Suga Koroku asked Teng Jilang who was watching Guo Jia and them.
"I don't know, if it's Lord Guo Jia, it should only take a few days." Teng Jilang shook his head, Inaba Mountain Castle is located in a dangerous place, and it is indeed a question whether it can be captured quickly if he is condescending.
"Change the formation, the forward of the mountain regiment, the middle army forest, the big campfire. Wheal wings! "Guo Jia adjusted the formation of the Oda army when he entered Mount Mino, and guarded against the appearance of some ambushes.
It's a pity that he thinks too much, and he doesn't know why Inabayama Castle is so quiet now, it stands to reason that their blatant dispatch of troops should have alarmed them a long time ago, but why is there no ambush at this time?
"Strange." Guo Jia frowned and thought about many possibilities, until he eliminated some non-existent ones and came up with the most likely answer.
"Could it be that the half-guards have really defected?"
It was already evening, and less than three miles away was the main gate of Inabayama Castle, but still no one came out to meet the enemy.
"Takigawa Kazuki, you go check it out." Guo Jia felt a little uneasy in his heart, and he didn't dare to attack rashly, if the half-guards did not rebel but set a trap and waited for his arrival, it would be troublesome.
"The whole army retreated five miles and camped in place and waited." Guo Jia raised his hand and ordered, and in an instant, the military battle group completely turned its head and began to retreat. It was about to fall into the night, and it was not appropriate to start a war at this time, the terrain in Inabayama Castle was unfamiliar to them, and it was difficult to confront that group of "landlords" in the dark.
It wasn't until nightfall that Takigawa Kazuki finally returned. He brought two pieces of news, both of which shocked Guo Jia.
The first was that the half-guards took Inabayama Castle with less than twenty men, but it still came to Saito Yoshiryu.
The second is that the half-guards left Yilong with a plan to fight Guo Jia before leaving.
"My lord, it's okay, their soldiers are hiding in the homes of the residents of Mt. Inaba waiting to surprise us. It's a pity that I heard it. Takigawa Kazuyi had a treacherous evil smile on his face, he went directly to Saito Yoshiryu after entering Inabayama Castle, and then heard such news.
"Interesting, this will really stop us at the time, but isn't it killing chickens and eggs? Forget it, let's take Inabayama Castle in one fell swoop tomorrow. "No matter how tense the war is, every daimyo will find a way not to interfere with the people, and Mino will really lose the hearts of the people when it comes out like this.